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Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast

Central Colorado Range · United States
Issued: 11 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5850
4700
5100
4950
4700
3450
4300
5500
3450
5350
3450
km/h
10
SW
25
SW
15
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
35
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
30
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
5
-1
2
4
1
4
5
0
3
4
0
3
5
0
0
-2
-8
min °C
1
3
-2
0
2
-1
0
2
-2
0
3
-2
-1
3
-2
-2
-6
-8
 chill °C
-2
-2
-6
-5
-3
-6
-5
-4
-9
-7
-3
-10
-8
-3
-8
-10
-14
-15
Freezing level m
4350
4700
3950
4200
4650
4100
4200
4900
4100
4100
4700
4000
4100
4750
3850
3850
3900
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
34-213024-124-114-1-1-4-8810368479369469341-5
Sunrise
7:07
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
Sunset
—
6:35
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
39 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 288).
19
35 km S
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 107).
0
36 km E
2839m alt.
35 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 216).
24
37 km S
2385m alt.
38 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 275 degs) was rejected.
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
38 km SE
2811m alt.
50 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 165).
8
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 080 to 260 degs)
(22 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: broken
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.